Red Arrows shoot down Vikings

A slow start by the Lakewood boys basketball team and a hot one by the Red Arrows of Lowell set the tone early Friday night as the Vikings fell on the road by a score of 65-35.

After Lakewood senior Mike Carr opened the scoring by making a pair of free throws, the Red Arrows put together an 11-0 run to take a nine-point advantage. Colin O'Mara drained a 3-pointer to end the Lowell scoring streak and made it an 11-5 game. The Arrows then added six more points to their total to take a 17-5 lead after one.

Lowell continued to control the game in the second, building its advantage to 33-15 by halftime.

The Red Arrows started the second half with a 12-0 run, holding the Vikings scoreless for 6:16. Luke Richmond scored Lakewood's first points of the third quarter with a 3-pointer with 1:44 left in the period, making it a 45-18 score. Lowell then outscored the Vikings 20-17 the rest of the way.